As reported earlier this month, tight end Jared Cook told me a group of players had plans to work out at Father Ryan High School (my alma mater, by the way). Cook said the group would include quarterbacks Rusty Smith and Chris Simms, linebacker Gerald McRath, and safeties Nick Schommer and Donnie Nickey, among others. Tuesday on WNSR-560, cornerback Cortland Finnegan said he’s also in and is recruiting more teammates.

Guard Jake Scott said over the weekend that Montgomery Bell Academy has also opened its doors to players, and a number of offensive linemen plan on working out there during the lockout.

Defensive tackle Jovan Haye and Dave Ball are among a group of defensive linemen working out at Vanderbilt. And D1 Sports in Franklin has been the home to Cook, Nickey and offensive lineman Troy Kropog this offseason.

“The community itself has been a great support to us players,” Scott said. “The high schools and colleges don’t have to open their doors to us and they have been more than willing to do that, and that is great.”

This hardly takes the place of the team’s offseason program, which was scheduled to begin late this month. The majority of the Titans aren’t even in town, so players will be gathering in small groups.

Scott said it’s better than nothing: “It is always good to have somebody to work with because you are going to push yourself harder. If not a big group, then smaller groups to help each other through this offseason. It just makes it better for everyone.”